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Comic by Trever Daniels
Horror Movies The good, the bad and the “are you kidding me”
The Good Paranormal Activity (2007)
The Horrible History of Halloween and over the years it turned into All Hallows, Hallows Eve, and finally Halloween. With all this knowledge in hand, you finally have something to think about as you are putting up those hanging bats or carving those soon-to-be animated turnips. That’s right, I said turnips. Carving the traditional pumpkin has not always been the tradition. It’s time to take another trip back to ancient Scotland and Ireland. The tradition in those days was to carve out lanterns out of turnips as to remember the souls who were stuck in purgatory, or are stuck between heaven and hell. It wasn’t until immigrants from these islands coming to North America decided to use pumpkins instead, which were much more readily available and a lot easier to carve out, that the tradition began. Other symbols of Halloween include classical monsters (like Frankenstein, Dracula, witches, etc.), ghosts, zombies, and ghouls of all shapes and sizes. Thanks to authors like Mary Shelly (Frankenstien), Bram Stoker (Dracula), and movie directors like Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King, the world of Halloween became a lot more frightening. With Halloween coming up soon, here are a few tips for you to have a successful Halloween: don’t take candy from old women in pointy hats, always look for the black cat, and don’t eat all your candy at once. Have a safe Halloween! Story by James Hodge
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The new-age scary movie catalyst took the world by storm when it hit theaters in ’07. The story follows a couple, Micah and Katie who are facing a series of demonic entities during the night. It turns out that there is a demon that has been following Katie since her childhood, and Micah is a bit too curious, so he continues to delve into it. The story is a perfect mixture of suspense, silence, and being subtly scary. Spoiler Alert! After the tension builds in the house, one night Katie is dragged out of bed, and eventually kills Micah.
The Boogeyman (2005) The Boogeyman is actually a good-bad movie. The paradoxical sense of that statement fits the name as well. I mean, can a movie called “The Boogeyman” be that scary? The movie is about a kid whose father is killed by a closet monster. He returns years later to conquer his fear of the silly closet monster, but it turns out it isn’t so silly. Spoiler Alert! The Boogeyman ends up taking the main character into the closet and as the suspense builds, you see the very, very ridiculous lime green monster.
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
The Exorcist (1973) The all-time great masterpiece of The Exorcist lives on year after year. The very twisted and demented film holds a top 250 spot on IMDB’s list of best movies of all-time. The Exorcist is about a young child who is possessed by an unknown entity, and when the entity is combatted by a group of priests, it doesn’t take too kindly. Spoiler Alert! Damien, the exorcist, falls down the stairs and dies.
Jeepers Creepers 2 is a movie of hilarious proportions. The killer scarecrow is back, and not exactly like he was the first time. The movie is about a killer scarecrow who has 23 days every 23 springs to feed on animals and most of all… Humans! During this 23 day span a high school cheer team and football team gets attacked by the Creeper. What makes this movie is hilarious isn’t so much the stupidity of the film, but more so the dumb script and poor attempt in being scary. Spoiler Alert! The Creeper ends up getting captured on the last day and goes into his “cocoon”. The movie picks up 23 years later when two farmers are waiting for the Creeper to break free.
Troll 2 (1990) The Holy Grail of awful horror movies, this has been deemed many times as “The Worst Movie Ever”, and lives up to the hype. Troll 2 is a story about a family who moves into a new town called Nilbog, (Goblin spelled backwards, which doesn’t make sense because it’s supposed to be about Trolls, not Goblins) where there are goblins disguised as humans who plan to turn them into broccoli and eat them. Spoiler Alert! So, it turns out in the end that the grandfather of the family kills off all the goblins with a bologna sandwich. That’s right, a bologna sandwich, the goblins were vegetarians.
Creepy old cowboys, dead bodies, Marco-polo in the dark, and extremely loud chainsaws. It looks to me as if it is the time for the ever-so-glorious haunted houses. Many go for the adrenaline rush, many go to get scared out of their pants and many go just to hang out with their friends. Regardless the reason, you still seem to get scared just the same. It seems that the visit to a haunted house is similar for each customer, but you have to have your own experience. To begin I questioned going because I wasn’t sure if I would like it. Then I decided to drag some friends along because I definitely did not want to be all alone. I got there and considered turning back. While I was in line all I could think about is how I suddenly had the urge to pee. I slowly
got closer to the entrance and continuously said to myself, “It’ll all be okay, it’ll all be okay.” As soon as I got inside I wondered if I was going to survive. I ran screaming from the house and at first, I was just glad I survived then I went to tell all my friends that I am a ‘big shot’ because I went through a haunted house. Going through a haunted house is a once in a lifetime thing; you only ‘need’ to go once in a lifetime. Any ‘fear seeker’ should consider attending a haunted house at least once. It is well worth your time, money and fear.
Story by Taylor Underwood
Mr. Jingles (2006) This movie is the perfect recipe for an awful horror flick. We start out with a Killer Clown, a bunch of stupid high school kids who are on drugs, the worst script ever, poor film quality, and series of kill scenes that hardly make sense. Mr. Jingles is about a clown who is imprisoned for crimes he didn’t commit, but when freed, he takes out his anger on the families of the guilty, and the guilty themselves. The plot is sporadic as well as the script which is riddled with awful jokes, and is set up primarily for kill scenes with way too much blood and gore. Spoiler Alert! Mr. Jingles holds the main character, Angie, hostage in her house, but when the cops go to break in she walks out with a hatchet in hand.
Comic by James Hodge
Jack-o’-lanturns, ghouls, witch brews, and sugary treats are all the typical associations of one of America’s favorite holidays: Halloween. That’s right, the most anticipated fall holiday for most and the eve to November is right around the corner. With preparations being made for an all night romp in masquerade and more candy than you can shake a stick at, one never really puts a thought into the history of Halloween or why we even celebrate it. How did Halloween get started? The origins are thought to have started back in ancient Rome with the festival of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the Roman feast of the dead. Despite the mentioning of the feasts, there are no records of what went on at the feasts. Although the Romans had the feasts in honor of Pomona, there was another tribe in the world with whom Halloween is more closely associated: the Pagans. During the late 10th century, the Pagans of Northern Ireland held a festival called Samhain on what would be October 31st in the modern Gregorian calendar. The Pagans considered this day to be their New Year celebration, and celebrated with feasts, rituals, and dancing. It wasn’t until about 6 centuries later that the name Halloween came around. 16th century Scotland brought around the Catholic faith and the celebrated All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day as it was called, on November 1st. The decision to make October 31st All Hallows Eve was obvious,
The Bad
The “Are you Kidding Me”?
FEAR:
Is your money worth your fear?
Story by Logan Marada
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